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Charles Conder: The Bohemian from Down Under–Sex, Disease, Pernod and Painting

Charles Conder: The Bohemian from Down Under–Sex, Disease, Pernod and Painting

The great antipodean actor, writer, genius surrealist comic performer, father and mother of Dame Edna Everage, inventor and cousin twice removed to Sir Les Patterson, Mr. Barry Humphries has long been a fan of the artist Charles Conder. ...
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When Nick Cave Led The Birthday Party, Once Called a “One Band War” and “The Most Violent Band in Britain”

When Nick Cave Led The Birthday Party, Once Called a “One Band War” and “The Most Violent Band in Britain”

Before Nick Cave became an elder statesman, goth troubadour, novelist, and surprisingly wise and compassionate ...
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Incredibly Stylish Mugshots From The 1920s

Incredibly Stylish Mugshots From The 1920s

These mugshot portraits - we'd call them pictures but their style demands more - are part of 2500 "special photographs" taken by New South Wales Police Department photographers between 1910 and 1930 ...
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Sydney Illuminations (1908 -1925) – Australia Welcomes the United States Great White Fleet in a Blaze of Lights

Sydney Illuminations (1908 -1925) – Australia Welcomes the United States Great White Fleet in a Blaze of Lights

The Australian National Maritime Museum has these terrific pictures of  ‘Sydney Illuminations’, when ships, buildings and the quay were lit up to hail visiting vessels. ...
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The Women of “The Women” Relax on Sydney’s Tamarama Beach in 1939

The Women of “The Women” Relax on Sydney’s Tamarama Beach in 1939

"The Women" are a set of New Yorkers who think of nothing but men and money and devote their entire lives to the little victories of lechery and greed... Miss Boothe's piece is a frankly vulgar play about frankly vulgar people." ...
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Wonderful Photos of Early Australian Bike Culture

Wonderful Photos of Early Australian Bike Culture

The archive of the State Library of New South Wales has curated these marvellous pictures of ...
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“The Future is Ours” – Sydney Teenagers in 1946

“The Future is Ours” – Sydney Teenagers in 1946

We are the fortunate people of the earth. The future is ours. We are strong in the midst of our unharmed land... ...
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The Tattooed Venus and the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Sydney 1937

The Tattooed Venus and the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Sydney 1937

Betty Broadbent was said to have had 465 tattoos, including the largest known at that time, a Madonna and Child on her back. She was also decorated with images of pilot Charles Lindbergh, patriotic flags and emblems including the American eagle. ...
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Wonderful Photographs of Sydney Fifty Years Ago

Wonderful Photographs of Sydney Fifty Years Ago

Sydney is rather like an arrogant lover. When it rains it can deny you its love and you can find it hard to relate to. It's not a place that's built to be rainy or cold. But when the sun comes out, it bats its eyelids, it's glamorous, beautiful, attractive and smart." - Baz Luhrmann ...
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The Life and Death of ‘Our Aeroplane Girl’ – English Aviatrix Amy Johnson

The Life and Death of ‘Our Aeroplane Girl’ – English Aviatrix Amy Johnson

Had I been a man I might have explored the Poles or climbed Mount Everest, but as it was my spirit found outlet in the air. . . . ...
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Colour Photos of Sydney and New South Wales, 1965-1967

Colour Photos of Sydney and New South Wales, 1965-1967

"Sydney is rather like an arrogant lover. When it rains it can deny you its love and you can find it hard to relate to. It's not a place that's built to be rainy or cold. But when the sun comes out, it bats its eyelids, it's glamorous, beautiful, attractive, smart, and it's very hard to get away from its magnetic pull." Baz Luhrmann ...
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Noël Coward Visits an Adelaide Koala Farm in 1940

Noël Coward Visits an Adelaide Koala Farm in 1940

Nobody in England has the faintest idea what the Australians are like, and when I do get back I am going to make it my business to tell them. They are simple and direct and friendly, and their feeling about England is so deep and touching... this really is being a wonderful experience. ...
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